The Greenland ice sheet only appears to be a large closed sheet of ice. In truth, numerous pools, streams, and even rivers and lakes of meltwater crisscross the surface. This water, both liquid and frozen, plays an essential role in the ice sheet’s response to...
A heavy snowstorm in April was not uncommon in Switzerland this spring. Also already in years before there were partly strong, long lasting cold spells in the middle of Europe. For agriculture, especially fruit and vegetable farmers, such conditions are disastrous....
The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is an ice stream of about 162,000 km2 and is one of the fastest flowing glaciers in Antarctica. The stream flows with up to 10 meters per day, delivering huge icebergs time and again. Image: NASA ICE Many glaciers in West...
Nybyen, located south (bottom of picture) of Longyearbyen, was established in 1946-47 to accommodate increased coal production and additional personnel. Since then, around 100 Longyearbyen residents have been living and working there. Image: Christian Bruttel...
Large glacial fronts of ice sheets once also covered large parts of the Arctic Ocean and exerted pressure on the seafloor in the shelf region. Nowadays, the ice barriers are all in retreat, also on Svalbard (pictured: Austfonna). Picture: Michael Wenger The melting of...
